Jalil slams home minister's call

Awami League leader Abdul Jalil yesterday criticised the home minister for his call to BCL and Jubo League to resist Jamaat-e-Islami, saying it would only create anarchy in the country.
“Sometimes ministers of this government talk too much. By urging Chhatra League and Jubo League to prevent Jamaat, a state-level call has been made to create anarchy in the country.
"The home minister was not right in this case from political point of view,” Jalil said while addressing a discussion meeting at Dhaka Reporters Unity in the capital.
Pointing at Jubo League and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), he said, “We must remain aware about Jamaat's activities…we'll have to resist them through a social campaign, not by locking in fights.”
The senior AL leader also came down heavily on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for her comment that Tarique Rahman was leading an honest life.
Environment and Forests Minister Hasan Mahmud and former AL joint secretary Mozaffar Hossain Paltu, among others, addressed the discussion organised by Bangabandhu Academy.